Hi Cade,
Thanks for your thoughts!!!
Take another read of my reply to Nuncincio. (sp)
I didn’t say that you can’t “leave” the Catholic Church. I said that you can’t say I “used” to be Catholic.
I’ve known dozens of folks that have “left” the Catholic Church for a variety of reasons.
Some say boring priests that give terrible 30 minute, lackluster, non-inspirational homilies that have nothing to do with the Sunday readings & give watered down instruction of what it means to be Catholic. They would rather go to a Baptist Church where the preacher is hired for his speaking ability and ability to raise money & a nice potluck lunch afterward.
Some leave because of the liberalism that now permeates our Church.
Some leave because our church doesn’t stand up for abortion rights, where I personally think that our Church should remind us constantly that supporting abortion in any way is a mortal sin, whether financially or through our vote.
Some leave because they say that Vatican II was a mistake.
Some say Pope Francis’s attack on TLM and now possibly Pope Leo’s stance on the same
But nowadays, most will cite the scandals within our Church.
They neglect to notice that the sexual scandals permeate all denominations. Just take a look at the 2022 Southern Baptist Convention report showing that sexual offenders were hidden by the Baptist leaders or the reports against them ignored.
I digress, but I say “Once Catholic , Catholic 4Ever.”
God Bless,
Ignatius